Month: February 2020


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    Commonwealth Dinner: High Commissioner for Kenya to speak

    Thursday 12 March 7.00 for 7.30 pm The Commonwealth Club, Yarralumla Guest Speaker: HE Mr Isaiya Kabira, High Commissioner for Kenya and Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in Canberra Cost: $90 Dress: Lounge Suit or National Dress If you wish to attend please submit this form COMMONWEALTH DINNER ACCEPTANCE RSVP by Monday 9 March…

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    Podcast: Truth and Trust

    In this podcast episode, ANU’s Kirsty Wissing joins the Familiar Strange panel to explore ideas of truth and trust as related to her PhD research around water and purity in relation to the hydro-power Akosombo Dam in Ghana. Who decides that water is pure? Who has the authority to decide? Is it a question of…

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    Canberra Multicultural Festival 2020

    Canberra’s annual Multicultural Festival beings today (21 February) and runs all weekend!  Details and program here: https://www.multiculturalfestival.com.au/ Africa Village The Africa Village will be at Stage 5 across the 3 days of the Festival. The program will feature ‘One Spirit Africa’ an Afro-fusion band from Melbourne. Combining Ghanaian lyrics with English, they perform traditional African…

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    Africa Party in the Park – 18 April

    18th April 2020, 10 AM – 7 PM Stage 88, Commonwealth Park, ACT 2600   This free one-day event, is a fun, family friendly affair with non-stop entertainment ranging from cultural performances, catwalk fashion shows, artists in traditional costumes and iconic drumming – all creating a memorable and unique experience that promotes cross-cultural awareness and…

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    SEYCHELLES

    From:  Ashton Robinson Email: ashton.robinson [at] unimelb.edu.au I am a University of Melbourne scholar based in Canberra. My research interests are Seychelles and sovereign risk issues associated with FDI in Africa more broadly. I am currently doing some work on sovereign risk issues associated with the Ghanaian mining industry. I have published recently on Seychelles…

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